The 1962 Minnesota Twins season was the 2nd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 2nd season at Metropolitan Stadium and the 62nd overall in the American League.

The Twins improved to 91–71, finishing second in the American League, five games short of the World Champion New York Yankees. 1,433,116 fans attended Twins games, the second highest total in the American League. It was the team's first winning record in 10 years, their last coming in 1952 when they were still known as the Washington Senators.

Offseason November 27, 1961: Georges Maranda was drafted by the Twins from the San Francisco Giants in the 1961 rule 5 draft.Georges Maranda at Baseball Reference Prior to the 1962 Season: Joe Foy was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

Regular season Statistically, many members of the Twins had seasons in which they led the American League. Harmon Killebrew hit 48 home runs and drove in 126, leading the AL in both categories. Bob Allison hit 29 home runs, drove in 102 runs, and led the Twins in runs scored with 102. Camilo Pascual became the Twins' first 20-game winner and led the AL with 206 strikeouts.

On July 18, at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota, two Twins made major league history by hitting grand slam home runs in the same inning. In the first inning -- off Cleveland Indians pitcher Barry Latman -- Bob Allison homered to clear the loaded bases. Indians pitcher Jim Perry subsequently replaced Latman, and Harmon Killebrew greeted him by driving in Bill Tuttle, Vic Power and Rich Rollins. Minnesota scored eleven runs in their half of the first inning.

Four Twins made the All-Star Game. The selections were third baseman Rich Rollins, catcher Earl Battey and pitchers Jim Kaat and Camilo Pascual.

On August 26, Jack Kralick threw the first no-hitter in Minnesota Twins history. The Twins beat the Kansas City Athletics by a score of 1–0.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

First baseman Vic Power won his fifth Gold Glove, catcher Earl Battey won his third, and Jim Kaat won his first.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 2, 1962: Pedro Ramos was traded by the Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Vic Power and Dick Stigman.Pedro Ramos at Baseball Reference April 3, 1962: Billy Martin was released by the Twins.Billy Martin at Baseball Reference August 20, 1962: Jackie Collum, a player to be named later and cash were traded by the Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Rubén Gómez. The Twins completed the deal by sending Georges Maranda to the Indians on October 9.Jackie Collum at Baseball Reference

Roster 1962 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader Batting

Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 148 522 146 .280 11 57 1B 144 611 177 .290 16 63 2B 159 573 154 .269 12 64 3B 159 624 186 .298 16 96 SS 160 568 137 .241 17 67 LF 155 552 134 .243 48 126 CF 158 619 168 .271 14 63 RF 149 519 138 .266 29 102

Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 110 123 26 .211 1 13 86 121 29 .240 9 29 63 103 26 .252 4 15 34 62 17 .274 0 7 24 35 8 .229 0 3 37 26 5 .192 2 2 37 18 3 .167 0 3 12 17 3 .176 1 5 12 10 1 .100 0 1 Tony Oliva 9 9 4 .444 0 3

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 39 269.0 18 14 3.14 173 34 257.2 20 11 3.32 206 39 242.2 12 11 3.86 139 9 52.0 3 3 4.50 28

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 40 142.2 12 5 3.66 116 30 99.2 5 7 3.88 45 6 19.1 1 1 4.66 8 8 15.1 0 2 11.15 5 6 10.1 0 1 6.97 3 5 7.0 0 0 5.14 3

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 49 8 3 9 4.73 58 44 4 3 3 4.45 70 32 1 3 0 4.46 36 21 2 5 3 4.40 31 21 4 1 5 3.24 10 19 1 1 0 5.03 15 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 18.00 1

Farm system

References

External links Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com